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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What position does La Guardia offer Moses?

2. Who would Roosevelt like to discharge from his position in this chapter?

3. Where does Mary work while in New York?

4. Which of the following people oppose Moses' plans:

5. What do 141 women die in?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Moses use the Tribrough Act to benefit himself?

2. Why is Moses' campaign to run for governor unsuccessful?

3. Why does Moses constantly find himself in legal battles?

4. How does Moses manage to reestablish his dream to develop Long Island parks?

5. Describe Robert Moses's time at Yale.

6. How does Moses get revenge on La Guardia and Roosevelt following his defeat over the tunnel project in Brooklyn?

7. How is the older Moses contradicting his younger self in Part 4, Chapter 24?

8. What does Moses like about Britain?

9. How does Moses use his power in Part 4, Chapter 14?

10. How is Moses' lust for power beginning to work against him in Part 5, Chapter 28?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine Tammany Hill.

1) What is Tammany Hill and what influence has it had on the development of New York City?

2) Why were Tammany Hill objectors against Moses' ideas?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the influence of the following people on New York City:

1) Franklin Roosevelt

2) Nelson Rockefeller

3) Alfred. E. Smith

Essay Topic 3

Examine the different opinions of Moses in relation to the following groups:

1) Democrats

2) Republicans

3) The poor

4) The rich

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